Shapes

Zazou et Léopold

by Jacques Duquennoy

Winner, Chicago Public Library Best Board Books of the Year (2018)

Zoe and Zack are best friends. They do everything together! Armed with paintbrushes, Zoe and Zack start drawing circles, squares, and triangles. With just basic shapes, they can learn and draw . . . just about anything!
• Award-winning series
• Perfect for learning important early concepts
• Sturdy construction with fun acetate pages

Fans of Zoe and Shapes will also enjoy the other books in the series including Colors, Numbers , and Opposites .
• Books for babies to 3-year olds
• Books for preschool and kindergarten
• Fun family read-aloud book

"Sure to inspire young artists everywhere." – Kirkus Reviews , starred review

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Art

32 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zoe and Zack draw shapes---circles, squares, triangles---and put them together to make delightful and complex things.

A fun and inviting look at the joy of creating.

[Kelsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Age: Toddler-Preschool
Art: Drawing
Concept Skill: Shapes

On one side of the spread, Zack draws a curved line. On the other side, Zoe draws another curved line on a window-like page. Flip the page and the lines combine to make a circle. Together with shapes, Zoe and Zack draw together to make a robot, fish, and more. Absolutely brilliant use of this medium to show children the beginning stages of how to draw.

[Vernon Area Public Library KIDS · Rating 5 out of 5]

On one side of the spread, Zack draws a curved line. On the other side, Zoe draws another curved line on a window-like page. Flip the page and the lines combine to make a circle. Together with shapes, Zoe and Zack draw together to make a robot, fish, and more. Absolutely brilliant use of this medium to show children the beginning stages of how to draw.

Reviewed by: Miss Kelsey, Youth and School Services, Vernon Area Public Library

[Stephanie Sapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was fun trying to guess what the shapes would make. Creative way to use see-through acetate pages.

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

These two board books are the first in the Zoe and Zack series. They feature die-cut pages that are sturdy enough to hold up to public library use. The opposites book offers clever uses of die cuts that turn stairs from up to down, rebuild castles with a single page turn, and bring back ice cream cones. Even more successful though is the shapes book where the two characters draw shapes together. The shapes are drawn partially on see-through pages that when turned form a complete shape. This clever mechanism makes for a dynamic book that will have children wanting to make their own shapes too. Two great board books with unique designs. Appropriate for ages 1-3.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can see this working on both a toddler and preschool level, so a book for families with multiple children or one that you can read for several years. Toddlers will like the simple shapes, and as they grow in sophistication then can enjoy grouping the shapes into bigger pictures. And as they get comfortable with a crayon or pencil they can start drawing for themselves. A fun interactive book that encourages making your own art.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is great for reinforcing shapes as well as the different things you can create with shapes. I loved the see through pages where one character draws something and the other character draws something and what happens when they are combined. I think young children will have a blast figuring out what they are making. Can't wait to read this one out loud to Pre-K and Kindergarten!

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a big fan when these books with acetate pages are done well. Zoe and Zack practice drawing different shapes together, and then using those shapes to create pictures (a bear out of circles, fishes out of squares, etc). A simple book for enforcing the literacy practice of "writing".

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it. It's so adorable with its see-through pages.

[Wendy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the clear pages and the way the 2 pages become one. Simple and whimsical.

[Liz Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shapes can make so many things. This book is excellent explaining that.

[Angela De Groot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best friends Zoe and Zack draw lines and arcs that together, through acetate pages form shapes that transform objects and creatures. Really quite brilliant.

[Lara Bate · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to teach toddlers how to draw shapes.

[Elizabeth Choudhary · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got dozens of shapes books from the library and this one is the most engaging of them all. The clear pages that overlay lines as you read are so fun for my son. He can recite the whole book now.